The Makers of ‘The Crown’ Apologize to Claire Foy & Matt Smith

The makers of Netflix show ‘The Crown’ have apologized to its stars Claire Foy and Matt Smith after it was revealed she was paid less than him for the first two season of the show. Production company Left Bank Pictures said the actors “have found themselves at the centre of a media storm this week through no fault of their own”. A statement said: “We want to apologize to both Claire Foy and to Matt Smith, brilliant actors and friends.” The producers’ statement added: “As the producers of The Crown, we at Left Bank Pictures are responsible for budgets and salaries; the actors are not aware of who gets what, and cannot be held personally responsible for the pay of their colleagues. We understand and appreciate the conversation which is rightly being played out across society and we are absolutely united with the fight for fair pay, free of gender bias, and for a rebalancing of the industry’s treatment of women, both those in front of the camera and for those behind the scenes. We all have a responsibility to do what we can to ensure that these issues are tackled, and as a leading production company we want to make our contribution to the debate.”

Following the recent reveal, fans are calling on Smith to donate the difference in pay to the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, as a way to “make up for this sexist pay gap.”

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